The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-22
The Seventh.Day Adyentists.


This religious sect seems to be increas-
ing in number and influence. They
have large publishing house at Battle
Greek, Michigan, Oakland, California
and South Lancaster, Mass. They have
much capital invested in these houses.
They also have Sanitarium at Battle
Creek, and high schools and colleges
spring up wherever the Adventists
flourish. They believe in good health,
good morals and the best education pos
sible. They say they expect to carry
their brains to heaven with them, conse-
quently they desire as much Of the right
sort of knowledge here as possible. They
have recently held large camp meeting
in Illinois. They are quite missionary
spirit and believe in letting their light
shine. They believe in Graham bread
and strong bodies, for in their opinion
one who does not overcome the baser
appetites and passions will not enjoy good
health here, or happiness here after.
The following paragraphs from the Inter-
Ocean, will indicate their belief some
what:
The Adventists believe that they exist
in fulfillment of certain prophecies that
they claim apply at this time and call
for just the position and work of this
body, and tina: the message they give is
world wide and is destined to reach all
lands and languages; that is the closing
work in the great reformation begun by
Luther, calling Gods people out of the
errors ofthe Papal Church. They believe
that the work of reform is progressive,
and that one church after another had
taken advance steps through opposition
and ridicule; but now the time is fully
ripe for the development of the remnant
church described in Revelations xii. II !:
"The dragon was wroth with the woman,
and went to make war with the remnant
of her seed that keep the commandments
of God and have the testimony of Jesus
Christ"
We are seventh day adventists-that
means we keep the seventh day as the
Sabbath, and believe in the second COM
ing of Christ, but We declare now for the
benefit of our neighbors and friends that
we have no sympathy with time setting,
and that seventh day adventists are a
different body from second adventists,
who keep the first day of the week, and
have set times for the advent. We do
not propose to know more than what is
written, and the word of God declares
that no man can know the day or hour
of Jesus coming. but the same word
makes it clear that we can know when
it is near, even at the doors, and judge of
its proximity by the events transpiring
that we're to foretell the great day. The
work committed to us as people, is to
warn men of the soon coming judgements
of God, and to herald the glad news to
those who "love his appearing" that
Jesus is even at the doors to entreat men
to prepare for the society of Heaven and
come into harmony with the law that is
to Judge them. Our work began in 1S45,
and in great feebleness the rays of truth
began to shine-but the sun is rising.
In all parts of the world, from the United
States to Australia and the islands of the
sea, the message is widening, deepening,
growing in volume. In our own State
We have over 200 young men and women
devoting their lives to the spread of the
truth. Omens tbicken that the zenith
glory of the last message is almost reach.
sd. Our presses groan under tons of
publications. Mission are springing up
everywhere, and God has said "let there
be light" Take courage; the eternal
day is about to break. 1niquity abounds,
but though gross darkness covers the
people, we are to rejoice in God. "Arise,
shine, for thy light is come, and the
purposes ofGod are fast fulfilling" The
reward just ahead for him that lets his
light shine SO as to glorify God in this
time.
There are two positions taken by the
Christian world, one that we cannot
know anything definite about Jesus com.
ing; the other is that we can know the
exact time. Both these positions are
unscriptural, false and fanatical. Jesus
declares we can know when it is near
even at the doors, can know what genera
tion will behold the ful6llment of all
these things. Those who saw the stars
fall are old people, but that generation
will see the end. We declare it with
authority. The day of God is about